Exam 2 Flashcards
When was the right to vote granted
1920
Start & end dates of 1st wave of feminism
1848-1920
What did Abigail Adams say to John Adams
Remember the ladies because all men would be tyrants if they could
When was the Senica falls convention and what did it function as
1848, Elizabeth Stanton and other feminists created a list of the rights that women’s do not have
What were the rights the Senica falls convention looked to gain
Women were seen as minors, right to property, vote, divorce, their own wages, education, roles as clergy members
Goals of the 1st wave of feminism
Abolish slavery and gain sufferage for women
Who was Alice Paul
Organized the pickets against Wilson’s administration for the national women’s party.
Elizabeth cady Stanton
Published the woman’s bible, was president and founder of the national woman suffrage association. and worked with Susan b Anthony
Sojourner truth
Abolitionists and women’s rights activist
Dates of the second wave of feminism
1960-1982
Thesis of the feminine mystique
The problem with no name put women in an infantilized state
Equal rights amendment
Equality of rights shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex
Characteristics of liberal feminism
They sought change through political action
Focused on the legal, political and institutional struggles
Characteristics of radical feminism
Argue that sexual oppression is the fundamental form of oppression that affects women.
Civil rights act,
1964
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, or national origin.